7-Letter Words Matching ____A_D

There are 126 7-letter words that match ____A_D. 68 are common words, such as APPLAUD and ARMBAND. A rarer one is WESSAND. In this set, R is the most frequent open letter (87 words). 27 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 126

Common words

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About this list

Words
126 (68 common words)
Common example
applaud
Rare example
wessand
Doubled letters
27
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
R (87)

Questions

How many 7-letter words matching ____a_d are there?

126. 68 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

APPLAUD is among the common words in this set.